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- ‘Tom and Jerry’ is listless and unfunny March 3, 2021
- ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is the urgent black story of 2020 February 24, 2021
- A24 manufactures another masterpiece in ‘Saint Maud’ February 19, 2021
- ‘Little Things’ great but eclipsed by classics February 8, 2021
- On ‘Tenet,’ ‘Fury Road’ and the end of blockbusters January 29, 2021
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‘Tom and Jerry’ is listless and unfunny
3/10 Who was Tom and Jerry for? Manhattan- In a world of cartoon animals, an ally cat named Tom scratches out a living as a street pianist, but is routinely assaulted, robbed and otherwise tormented by a mouse called Jerry. … Continue reading
‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is the urgent black story of 2020
9/10 Three and a half years after the Charlottesville rally, after a year of grotesque displays of police violence, Judas and the Black Messiah is the story that puts these things in context, and it’s a fine film. Chicago, 1968- … Continue reading
A24 manufactures another masterpiece in ‘Saint Maud’
9/10 When theaters closed last March and everything that was about to release was delayed, the biggest pain point for me was Saint Maud, set for an April 10, 2020 release and positioned as A24’s next horror masterwork. Now, almost … Continue reading
‘Little Things’ great but eclipsed by classics
8/10 Warner Bros.’ moody new noir The Little Things is primarily being dismissed as too close to the 1995 classic Seven, and, yeah. That’s pretty much all there is to say. It’s a beat-for-beat remake of Seven with a significant … Continue reading
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Tagged Denzel Washington, HBOmax, Jared Leto, John Lee Hancock, Prisoners, Rami Malek, Seven, The Little Things, Warner Bros
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On ‘Tenet,’ ‘Fury Road’ and the end of blockbusters
Tenet came out on DVD Dec. 15, 2020, three months and change after its long-delayed theatrical release over Labor Day weekend. It’s still playing in 70 theaters as this is being written, I’m actually of a mind to go see … Continue reading
